A Different Drummer: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Different Drummer runs 6.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jay Smooth (about 4.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 6.6 hours, it is shorter than 85% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Jay Smooth
Jay Smooth narrates 6 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 36 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
812 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
A Different Drummer is an audiobook by William Melvin Kelley: a 6.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Jay Smooth, released August 27, 2019, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jay Smooth
- Released
- August 27, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction)
- ISBN
- 9780593170786
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Different Drummer as an audiobook?
A Different Drummer runs 6.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.4 hours.
Is A Different Drummer free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Different Drummer?
A Different Drummer is narrated by Jay Smooth.